Always check the weekly newsletter for opportunities to reinforce
your child's learning. There are always several activities that your child
can do to strengthen his/her academic skills at home. Here is a list of
suggested activities:
1. Spend time listening to your child read the leveled reader that he/she
brings home each day Monday-Thursday. Ask questions about what your
child read to check comprehension of the story.
2. Read library books to them and with them. Listening to a parent read
will help your child as you model expression and fluency.
3. Talk to your child about his/her day. Ask them questions that will
require more than a yes or no answer. For example, "Tell me about the
best part of your day besides recess" or "Tell me something you learned
today."
4. Look over your child's graded papers together. Be careful to be positive
and encouraging, but yet clear about your expectations. Young children
tend to be critical of their own work so we need to be careful about
adding to their need to be perfect.
5. My newsletter and announcement page gives you information so that you can
reinforce classroom learning at home (or in the car, etc.). Relating
lessons to the real world makes a connection that won't be forgotten.
For example, if we are studying certain letter sounds that week and you
are in the car, ask your child to name things he/she sees that start
with that letter.
6. Study Kindergarten Sight Words listed on my website.
7. Read over your current list of Dolch sight words.